Derzis said the clinic has filed a lawsuit against the Health Department. It asks a judge for a temporary restraining order to stop the law from taking effect.

"The lawsuit at this point says that the Mississippi government has gone overboard. That you cannot tell doctors they have to have admitting privileges in hospitals," Derzis said.

The Health Department said the clinic wouldn't be shut down for at least 60 days because of the appeals process.

"This health care facility will be treated like the other health care facilities. It will get the same process and procedures, and we are going to enforce all the state and federal statutes and regulations," Mississippi Department of Health representative Liz Sharlot said.

"They murder children here. It may be legal, but it's not right," protester Berkley Ostrander said.

Ostrander said she's been protesting the clinic for four years, and she is ready to see it closed.

"I think that that's a decision that only the women who are faced with an abortion can make," Derzis said.

Derzis said she fears the closure of the clinic could mean women will find more dangerous ways to have abortions, and that's why she's fighting to keep it open.

The Health Department said it will head to the clinic on July 2 to determine if it's in compliance. The clinic said it's still waiting to hear back from several hospitals on those admitting privileges.